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Friday, April 26, 2013

Eat Right for Your Type is diet that was
created by Dr. Peter D’Adamo based on what blood type you are. According to
this diet, different blood types should consume and avoid different types of
food, because the chemistry of the blood types is different. The diet centers
around lectins, which are different types of proteins found in foods. Dr.
D’Adamo believes that ailments are caused when lectins negatively interact with
the blood chemistry.

The blood types are related to
different phases of human evolution such as hunters and agrarians. There is a
different diet plan for each blood type. D’Adamo believes that blood type is
how the body differentiates itself from non-self, and the food we eat should be
chosen accordingly. According to WebMD, this diet theory is not based on enough
evidence to be considered fact.

·The O blood type is referred to as the “hunter”,
which he says is the earliest human blood group. Type O people should eat a
diet high in meat and fish, avoid wheat and limit dairy.

·Type A signifies the “agrarian” group. They
should eat a mostly vegetarian diet with soy, grains, and vegetables.

·Type B is known as the “nomad” group, who can
tolerate more combinations of food and have stronger immune systems because
they evolved to a colder, harsher environment in the past. They are the only
type that does well with dairy. They should avoid corn, lentils, and wheat.

·Blood type AB is called the “enigma” because it
has characteristics of the A and B group, and it is supposedly the most
recently evolved. They share the intolerances of the A and B group. They should
avoid chicken, beef and pork.

THURSDAY,
April 18 (HealthDay News) -- The best place for a crying baby is in its
mother‘s arms, researchers suggest.

When fretful babies are picked up
and carried by their mothers they experience an automatic calming reaction,
they said.

This evolutionary effect, seen in
both mice and people, reflects a coordinated set of central, motor and cardiac
regulations, according to the study,
which was published April 18 in the journal Current Biology.

It also could help explain why calm
babies start crying as soon as they are put down. This insight could help ease
parents‘ frustration and help prevent child abuse,
the researchers said.

"From humans to mice, mammalian
infants become calm and relaxed when they are carried by their mother,"
Kumi Kuroda of the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Saitama, Japan, said in a
journal news release.
"This infant response reduces the maternal burden of carrying and is
beneficial for both the mother and the infant."

When babies are in their mother‘s
arms, they have a greater chance for survival, the researchers said.

Meanwhile,
mothers prefer to have calm and relaxed babies. It‘s a win-win for moms and
their babies, the researchers said.

Kuroda noticed the same calming response
among mice in her laboratory. "When I picked the pups up at the back skin
very softly and swiftly as mouse mothers did, they immediately stopped moving
and became compact. They appeared relaxed, but not totally floppy, and kept the
limbs flexed," she said. "This calming response in mice appeared
similar to soothing by maternal carrying in human babies."

In studying the response of human
babies when carried by their mothers, the researchers found that their heart
rates slowed immediately when they were picked up. They also stopped moving.
Using tiny heart monitor electrodes, the same response was found among mice.
The ultrasonic cries of baby mice stopped as well.

The study authors said certain areas
of the brain and nervous system are essential to coordinating this response to
being carried.

The findings are very relevant to
parenting and may play a role in the development of strategies to prevent child
abuse, the researchers said. Understanding crying from a baby‘s perspective
might ease their frustration, they said. When parents are less frustrated,
child abuse may be less likely to occur.

"A scientific understanding of
this infant response will save parents from misreading the restart
of crying as the intention of the infant to control the parents, as some
parenting theories -- such as the ‘cry it out‘ type of strategy --
suggest," Kuroda said. "Rather, this phenomenon should be interpreted
as a natural consequence of the infant sensorimotor systems."

The first step to defeating
cholesterol is understanding what it is. Cholesterol is defined medically as “a
waxy, fat-like substance made in the liver and other cells and found in certain
foods, such as food from animals, like dairy products, eggs, and meat.” Cholesterol
does not occur in plant based foods. The body needs a certain amount of
cholesterol for proper hormone production and to digest fats. But an excessive
amount of cholesterol can lead to heart disease. When cholesterol builds up in
the arteries, it becomes a plaque on the artery walls, giving blood a smaller
space to circulate. This is causes high blood pressure and can lead to
blockages that cause heart attacks.

Not all cholesterol
is created equal. Cholesterol moves through the blood attached to proteins, and
these duos of protein and cholesterol are called lipoproteins.

·High density lipoproteins (HDL) –This
is the good cholesterol. HDL cholesterol actually helps reduce the amount of
the bad cholesterol (LDL) in the blood. The more HDL you have, the better.

·Low density lipoproteins – (LDL) – LDL is the
bad cholesterol that leads to build up of plaque in the arteries, leading to
heart disease.

·Triglycerides – Triglycerides are similar to
cholesterol because they are a type of fat carried though the bloodstream by a
low density protein. Alcohol, sugar, and extra calories are converted to
triglycerides and stored in fat cells.[1]

Some doctors today believe Omega 3 (Fish Oil) may actually
play a role in helping reduce high triglycerides and are prescribing elevated
doses of Omega 3 to lower LDL ,ask your health care provider if Omega 3 is
right for you. The traditional advice is to avoid saturated fats, found in
things like meat, butter, and cheese. Also regular exercise lowers your level
of LDL cholesterol, and raises your level of HDL.

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